prime minister abe vowed to enact during this diet session. he made the pledge to u.s. officials when he visited washington in april. ruling party leaders have in mind a constitutional provision that allows lawmakers to enact the bill by a two-thirds majority in the lower house if the upper house fails to vote on it in 60 days. the diet session ends on september 27th so they decided it was about time to move on to the next step. >> you mentioned the upper house deliberations. what would be the focus there? >> one of the central issues would be the constitutionality of the bills. legal experts are divided in their views about that. and an nhk survey conducted last weekend suggests the public is not fully persuaded. 24% of respondents said the government has convinced them that the bills are constitutional. but 66% said they're not convinced. abe and the government leaders look like they need to make a greater effort to gain public understanding. >>> officials at the bank of japan have wrapped up their latest policy meeting and they have changed their outlook to lesser gr

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>> abe and japan would like them to be more engaged. i think for the most, japanese people economic concerns, there are more pressing domestic issues. the possible risk from allowing groups to go abroad, casualties of japanese troops or negative impression of japan or rising hatred among those neighbors it's a return to the world war ii policies. those concerns weigh more heavily. >> thank you very much for your time. the egyptian government has modified part of the antiterrorism bill which has raised questions about press freedom. the revised draft imposes financial penaltys on journalists instead of prison term. they have jailed a number of journalists. the government approved plans to honor a murdered prosecutor by renaming a prominent square. itat least 800 protesters were killed there in 2013. there is a silent protest outside sydney as part of its campaign for justice. >> it's to raise more than just the three. 18 other journalists are bemind bars in egypt. they are speaking out against what they call new laws. they have written t

abe's decision to revise the plan may help to appease some critics. but the stadium debate has kept a shadow of tokyo's golden olympic dreams. chie yamagishi, nhk world. >> thanks for the updates. >>> a tropical storm has swept across western japan causing widespread damage. the storm nangka has killed at least two people and left dozens injured. officials say it's now moving north over the sea of japan. two men died thursday as they were preparing for the approaching storm. at least 54 people have been injured in 18 prefectures. police are searching for a high school student who is feared to have been swept away in a swollen canal. the storm brought torrential rain to wise areas and caused flooding. in wakayama prefecture, the river was filled to capacity by early friday. the grounds at a school in tokush tokushima prefecture was inundated. authorities have advised residents in several places to evacuate to shelters. >> translator: the rain water came down from the mountainside. i am so worried. >> nangka has disrupted air traffic. airline operators

they were here to meet with shinzo abe to talk about economy, trade. >> reporter: abe greeted the leaders of laos myanmar, and vietnam. they meet every year to strengthen economic ties and discuss ways to develop infrastructure in the mekong region. abe promised them fresh aid worth more than $6 billion over the next three years. he was looking for political support. the leaders expressed concern about the situation in the south china sea where china has been reclaiming land. >> translator: japan will continue contributing to the peace and stability of the mekong region under the policy of proactive contribution to peace. >> reporter: the mekong countries are members of the association of southeast asian nations. hundreds of people from japanese companies are here to find out what the president and prime ministers of the countries plan to do to boost their economies. leaders attending the summit say they need japanese investment to develop their economies. the region has huge business potential. >> translator: the mekong region countries have an advantage in geographical location in south

>> you said there is a lot of opposition to this evening in the public. >> reporter: as far as abe is it's a necessary thing in a new world in which japan sees itself next to north korea. in the same region as china which is expanding its influence and so its -- prime minister abe sees a need for japan's defense policy to be more muscular to presents more of a deterrent against phone shall enemies in the future for that he says it needs to be able to come to its aid of the main ally the united states and others in the future. this decision was made already in july of last year. the question is exactly how it will now be implemented. and that is what is being debated right now. there are various scenarios being put forward such ago japanese forces coming to aid of the united states even if the parisian gulf if there was a mine-swing operation there the japanese government says that it's required to keep the flow of oil going to japan and other countries of course around the world, then under this new legislation, japanese forces would be able to participate in that. that is hugely cont

even more unbe likely as shinzo abe distances himself. fest the following day kim visits the comfort women peace memorial in nearby virginia. the butterfly has come to symbolize not just the women in this situation but all the unfortunate women around the world. as it focus he on countering china in the pacific. >> translator: i think president obama is wrong. he should deny abe's request to expand the security alliance. korea is a small country but it is still a nation. president obama should tell the abe administration to solve unresolved issues. >> it's an angry resolve that belies kim's frailty. >> there are only a handful of survivors still alive. the reason i'm still alive is i'm wait being for waiting for abe's apology. >> mass shooting in south carolina church last month several african american churches have been damaged by fires since then. now the administration wants to know why. kimberly halkett reports. >> at a church in south carolina community members gather to discuss what to do with the rash of fires in predominantly bla

abe's decision to revise a plan may help to appease some critics. but the stadium debate has kept a shadow over tokyo's golden olympic dreams. >>> a tropical storm has swept through western japan, causing floods and landslides. the storm nangka killed at least four people, and left dozens injured. police believe two people died after they fell into canals. they say a woman was found dead at the foot of a slope and seems to have fallen. a man died while wind surfing. nearly 60 people were injured. more than 20 buildings were destroyed or damaged. at one point authorities told 100,000 people to evacuate to shelters. nearly 200 domestic flights were canceled mainly in western japan. weather officials say the air mass over japan appears to be unstable because of the storm. they're warning of strong winds, storm surges, and tornadoes. >>> japanese officials have regained a religious symbol that got spirited abroad. they've been pressing authorities in south korea to give up two stolen buddhist statues. and now they're bringing one home. it's registered i

. >> anger at shinzo abe. >> japan is an ally and friend. we are always interested in looking at ways to support our partnership. >> the u.s. supports japan's decision to fight abroad for the first time since world war ii over the objections of the japanese people and china >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin the hour with traumatic shootings of two military shootings. four marines were killed in chattanooga, tennessee. two were injured. the gunman has been identified as mohammod youssuf abdulazeez, born in kuwait and came to the u.s. as a child in 1996. he was killed during the attack. national security correspondent e pentagon. a sad and difficult day there. >> absolutely, and there's one big question hanging over the investigation of this shooting which appears to have been done by a gunman acting on his own. that is is this the so-called lone-wolf attack inspired by i.s.i.l. that u.s. law enforcement officials have been so worried about? >> at the navy's operational support center in chattanooga, tenn

. >> reporter: in the face of growing criticism, prime minister shinzo abe stepped in. >> translator:i decided to review the current plans for the new national stadium which will serve as the site for the 2020 olympic and paralympic games. we will review the plan from scratch. >> reporter: the concept of holding the olympics has been lost amid the outcry of the construction costs. most of the sporting venues were to be located within an eight kilometer radius from the olympic village, but due to budget constraints, some venues will now be moved outside of tokyo. the government says it will draw up new plans for the main stadium by early autumn, including a maximum ceiling for construction costs. it now needs to gain back the support of the japanese people to ensure the games will provide a lasting legacy for the future. reporting for nhk world from tokyo. >>> foreign affairs and defense officials from japan and the u.s. are discussing their plan to return some american military facilities in okinawa. they've gathered in tokyo for the working level talks and they're examining a proposa

yosuke isozaki is abe's adviser in charge of security issues. he said at a lecture on sunday the point people should consider is whether the measures are necessary to defend the nation. he says the bill's legal stability is not an issue in terms of how the constitution is interpreted. isozaki said the government hopes to wrap up upper house debates on the legislation by mid-september. the opposition lawmakers objected to isozaki's remarks on monday at an executive meeting of an upper house special committee in charge of the bills. when the committee's executives meet again -- met again, rather on tuesday, members of the governing liberal democratic party said they had checked the facts with isozaki. they quoted him as saying the upper house should follow its own judgment on debating the bills and that it's important for the lawmakers to fully discuss the content. isozaki reportedly expressed remorse and apologized for causing trouble to the public and the committee, but opposition lawmakers were not happy with his response, accusing him of showi

it was cast as a referendum on abe-nomics. been performing well in the months since, and will perhaps see he's in a position of power. the opposition has been growing rapidly as the reality of all of this really does bear down on the japanese public. anywhere between 56 to 80%, depending on which poll you read, of japanese citizens are against the bills going through, there's some disquiet within the party and his main ally in the ruling coalition about the tactics used. most of that within the politicians, as been about the way he promised to his main ally in the united states during a state visit, that he would get this through parliament by the end of the counter session, september 27th allowing japanese forces to work in the new way by the end of the year. the opponents and allies are saying he should never have made a pledge before the legislation had been published or debated. we are seeing the opposition within and without. he has the numbers in the lower and upper house to get this through and is determined to do so. w

around the stations and the planning department is supporting this and the section regular bill is ab 902 basically currently for minors a dwefks program they receive a ticket for a vehicle code things like bikes infractions they county's encourage get education rather than a ticket and the proposal to extend that to everyone for diversion for bikes running stop signs the first is a b x one one that mandates the loans in prior years of transportation fund to general fund the second is ab x one, two is expansion of the authorization for the building in the regular session and finally constitutional amendment x one one protects for transportation revenues if they have passed in the current session we're recommending a new cigarette time senate package of transportation revenue increases revenue bill 16 and similar x bs one one by senator bell the increase in the new gas tax and a vehicle fee along with other packages this would be a 5 year program again mostly for local highways we are also reading the spot bills in the extraordinary bills session and waiting to get controls hopefully m

around the stations and the planning department is supporting this and the section regular bill is ab 902 basically currently for minors a dwefks program they receive a ticket for a vehicle code things like bikes infractions they county's encourage get education rather than a ticket and the proposal to extend that to everyone for diversion for bikes running stop signs the first is a b x one one that mandates the loans in prior years of transportation fund to general fund the second is ab x one, two is expansion of the authorization for the building in the regular session and finally constitutional amendment x one one protects for transportation revenues if they have passed in the current session we're recommending a new cigarette time senate package of transportation revenue increases revenue bill 16 and similar x bs one one by senator bell the increase in the new gas tax and a vehicle fee along with other packages this would be a 5 year program again mostly for local highways we are also reading the spot bills in the extraordinary bills session and waiting to get controls hopefully m

. >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe wants to change the way his country does business. too many companies are poorly managed and unprofitable and that's holding down growth. one way to measure a company's profitable is r.o.e. or return on equity. the average for japanese company is stands at 6% or 7%. that's less than half the figure for the u.s., 16%. in order to boost japan's earning power, the abe administration is urging corporate reform. a key plank of this reform program is a code of corporate governance. the code took effect in june. one key target is the boardroom. the code calls on companies to appoint at least two independent directors. this acts as a check against management abuse and gives investors a greater say in decision-making. the code also urges companies to disclose their policy on cross-share holdings to investors. japanese companies own large stakes in subsidiaries, clients and banks. this means managers don't have to worry about hostile takeovers or demanding investors. this practice ties up billions of dollars, and often for poor returns. abe hop

around the same time, beijing realized its hard line approach to japan has helped abe win subsupport. so china has softened its aprotest and it's continuing response to the security measures. so far the response in beijing has been relatively restrained. the foreign ministry, for example, has questioned the intention and warned japan to preserve regional peace and stability but avoided the traditional language such as accusing abe or japan of being militarist. >> it might be smaller but it is sophisticated, it has a strong ally in the u.s.? >> i think china's calculation is that china realizes that the majority of the japanese public is passivist. if it comes back with hard measures japan will help abe win support for his security agenda gradually loosening self-constraints and return japan to a normal country which means having a military like any other country. so beijing is adopting a more restrained and nuance approach approaches. it criticizes abe, but most of the japanese public are passivist and they oppose the security changes and acknowledge that japan is largely a peaceful a

it shows an unprecedented destructive power, bringing the war to an ab ruct end. starting an arms race. within a few years the u.s. and the soviet union would have nuclear arsenals disposing thousands of bombs. do develop the bomb tests like this, the largest ever, were quarried out. >> fire. into they were done in remote areas, but released fast amounts. the global arsenal peaked in 1986 at over 65,000 war heads. fears of an accident or a mistake, along with the break-up of the soviet union led to a band on testing. the u.s. and russia reduced their arsenals both have over 7,000 nuclear war heads. france china and britain have arsenals over 200 followed by small numbers in pakistan and israel. the world may not be at war, but 70 years after the dawn of the atomic age, they remain an important part of each country's military capabilities >>> former president george h.w. bush broke a bone in his neck. his spokesperson said that the 91-year-old is in a stable condition in hospital. and will have to wear a neck brace. he is the older president and has a form of parki

shortly and commissioner hillis to be absent commissioners, the first item on your agenda is items 1 ab planning code zoning map and downtown authorization are proposed for continuance until august 15th and items 2 abc k x - at 6th street until august 20th i have no other matters for continuance and there are no speaker cards. >> sue hester i sent individual letters to the planning commissioners to ask them to please continue them with a requirement two week staff reports for both of these complicated cases please do it you have the power and the time please if there's any cases that need two weeks these do both involve complicated issues thank you. >> is there any additional public comment on the items proposed for continuance okay. not seeing public comment is closed. >> commissioner richards questions a two week do any undue burden on the resources. >> he's the case planner. >> i subject the project sponsors need more time to get additional material together for the harrison project so - >> do you think we can swing that commissioners with all due respect we should only clear up thos

prime abe has rejected allegations that the bills are unconstitutional. the legislation would enable the japan-u.s. security alliance to function fully when japan faces dangers. if other nations are aware of that it would enhance our country's deterrent and lower the risk that japan would come under attack. >> the bills stipulate few criteria for the use of force him abe said they are logically inconsistent with the past constitution. he added it would not affect the legal stability of article 9 which renounces war as a means of settling international disputes. abe also rejected concerns that the proposed legislation would lead to military conscription. he noted that the constitution bans involuntary servitude. >> i would like the people to be assured that military conscription will never be introduced in this country if the prime minister or the government changes. the bills careered the lower house earlier this month. ruling party members say the proposed legislation has yet to gain the understanding and support. they say they plan to provide detail exp

commissioners, we left off on your regular calendar and taking a few things out of order item 14 15 ab and 13 and then continue as agendized so commissioners on item 14 accessory use and entertainment in the western districts. >> good afternoon diego sanchez with the staff i'm asking for the accessory use with the llp in the region commercial and western south of market mixed use general district before i continue my presentation i want to provide the sponsoring supervisors office daniel with time to provide federation as well as the justin king. >> good afternoon, everyone. commissioners director ram my name is danny aid to supervisor kim bringing the live permits of entertainment with with concentration of bars and restaurants the neighborhoods is with an of the go to designations with restaurant and cafes that support poetry reading. >> acoustic gutters hope to provide a venue for local talent another thing as- the western selma silence all electronic devices that, of course, task force incapable with other parts the neighborhood that was concern of noise and enrollment but llps hav

abe and chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga met with both groups. yam released the minutes of their june 25th meeting. they were divided over whether the government should try to build a consensus among the public about perceptions of the country's history. some said it's unnecessary and that everyone is entitled to their own views. others said the statement should be aware of the importance of building a consensus even if it's kept to a minimum. >>> 70 years have passed since the battle of okinawa, but memories of the fighting remain. more than 200,000 died both members of the military and civilians. the son of a former officer who survived retraced the footsteps of his now-deceased father. nhk world's jun takahashi reports on his story. >> reporter: through his dad belongings, he found a book he had written descriptions of the battle. >> translator: don't die. do your best. survive and go home. >> reporter: he was only 23 when he was in the japanese army. he filled 150 pages of the notebook with what the troop it is went through. many in anguish o

around the stations and the planning department is supporting this and the section regular bill is ab 902 basically currently for minors a dwefks program they receive a ticket for a vehicle code things like bikes infractions they county's encourage get education rather than a ticket and the proposal to extend that to everyone for diversion for bikes running stop signs the first is a b x one one that mandates the loans in prior years of transportation fund to general fund the second is ab x one, two is expansion of the authorization for the building in the regular session and finally constitutional amendment x one one protects for transportation revenues if they have passed in the current session we're recommending a new cigarette time senate package of transportation revenue increases revenue bill 16 and similar x bs one one by senator bell the increase in the new gas tax and a vehicle fee along with other packages this would be a 5 year program again mostly for local highways we are also reading the spot bills in the extraordinary bills session and waiting to get controls hopefully m

shinzo abe's cabinet presented the bills to the diet in may. lower house politicians have spent more than 110 hours discussing them. but members of opposition parties are critical. they've called the deliberations insufficient. they say more time is needed before a vote. >> translator: we agreed that every point was discussed and every question was answered. >> translator: i told them it will lead to serious problems in the future. >> if the bills clear the committee, they'll go before a full session of the lower house on thursday at the earliest for a vote. and if they pass lawmakers will send them to the upper house. the prime minister and members of the ruling block want to see the legislation enacted by late september when the current diet session ends. >>> foreign ministers have iran and six world powers have spent months negotiating tehran's nuclear program. and they've now reached a landmark deal. the agreement limits iranian nuclear development in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. >> we have reached an agreement on the irania

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he should deny abe's request to expand the security alliance. degree i can't is a small country but it is still a nation. president obama should tell abe to resolve all unsettled issues before deploying military overseas. >> it's an angry resolve that belies her frailty. >> there are only a handful of survivors still alive. the reason why i'm still alive is i'm waiting for abe's apology apology. >> still ahead for you on al jazeera. how the ancient tower the place of shakespeare's play "othello." >> the next dutchman in yellow if he win's saturday's opening station. but that's his only real chance with they're asking about it. all journalists and it will be very special. >> the wish is bigger than the reality. >> the reality of the last tour de france win was in 1980 while janjansson was the only rider since 968. >> it's more difficult to win now than in the old times. >> the dutch cycling could continue to be a long one. >> the tour de france starting. >> thank you. now, the setting for shakespeare's play "othello" is bringing unity to the divi

abe said the government has been providing information on abductees to the u.s. and asking for cooperation in such an emergency. >>> now for the latest in business and financial news, here's gene otani. gene. >> james, thanks. officials at japan's second biggest oil refiner are set to snap up a bigger share of the competitive domestic market. executives will buy a stake in a small arrival as part of a deal that could lead to a merger. the executives say they'll acquire the one-third stake in showa from royal dutchshell. they'll pay about $1.36 billion in the deal which will make them the top shareholder. combined sales would be close to those of industry leader jx holdings. government officials say domestic demand for gasoline will likely fall by nearly 60% between 2010 and 2030. leaders in the oil wholesale industry are consolidating their businesses in a bid to beat the competition. >>> executives at south korea's samsung electronics have reported a decline in the firm's operating profit for the seventh straight quarter. they blame the drop on sluggish earnings

abe has stressed that his administration's interpretation of the constitution allows the minimum use of force only under certain conditions. one political analyst says the bills are absolutely constitutional, that the change in policy is necessary to cope with a more severe security environment. >> the government should use simpler terms, easier explanation to tell people that this is -- although labeled as a collective right of defense, it is indeed to defend our own country. >> reporter: okamoto added conditions are clearly set in the legislation not to use force limitlessly. >> we are going to realize only a part of that whole gamut of collective right of defense and other usage of military power unrelated to the japanese security remains unconstitutional. >> reporter: but some say the government's arguments are groundless. >> translator: the constitution clearly says the right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized. but the government's bills would allow the use of force overseas, calling it the right to collective self-defense for the country. this makes article nin

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. >> reporter: abe's ruling coalition for its two-thirds majority was demonstrating its power.as been forced through to a full vote in the lower house, the passage, such a formality, but the opposition walked out before the vote. for the prime minister this is another step towards what he calls formalizing japan's post-war status. >> translator: the security situation is increasingly severe. these bills are necessary to protect japanese people's lives and present a war before it breaks out. >> reporter: japan's cabinet reinterpreted the konsz tugs a year ago, allowing for self-defense coming to the aid of an ally under attack. this is designed to make it easier for japanese troops to coordinate with their u.s. counterparts in asia and enable demroitment to a conflict far from home. >> abe is going to take a very large pit politically in terms of these bills. it's so much the role that japanese forces will play there's a brood agreement that the current situation of a relationship is not really in japan's interest. it's the method by which he has gone through this which has been

i'm very concerned that a piece of state legislation, ab 900 was extended purely for the reason just to get this project and apparently one in la through this fast track process so that there are fewer hearings maybe fl public and i'm very concerned about that. we don't know additionally in terms of the green house gas emissions. my understanding is that the project sponsor intend to purchase carbon off set. we dont know what those off sets are and need to see that in the eir. to my knowledge, no green house gras comparison has been done between this project and keeping the project in oakland. i think that probel most of the people that work at that venue in oakland don't live in san francisco so i wonder about the impact to bart and wonder about increase green house gas emission because employees may be taking the bridge across the bay. and, i would add that i don't think a lot of public transit enhancements are happening in the project and that really does need to hap chb. we are not interested in seeing more parking. if we are serious about do dealing with climeant change it has t

but it's a prospect that seems ever more unlikely as shinzo abe's administration distance he itself from past statements of regret fm. >> foreign soil here. they don't want you on the driveway. >> reporter: the following day kim visits the comfort women peace garden, the butter thrie has begun to represent all victims around the world. but kim dong was clear that the u.s. should put morality ahead of other concerns. >> translator: i think president obama is wrong. he should deny 18's request no extent president obama should tell the abe administration to resolve unsettled issues, before giving it the power to deploy january knees military oversize. >> there are only a handful of survivors still alive. >> shihab rattanzi. al jazeera. >> angry because a reddit employee has been sacked. the company issued a statement earlier saying it doesn't discuss individual employee matters. >>> the french government has refused a request for safer harbor. fest and after four nights of rioting in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood in the hague. the riots were sparked by a man in police custody. >> t

after these proposals, abe's cabinet was at a 37% approval rating in a recent poll its lowest park in over 29% of those polled support the security bills while 57% oppose them. japan's neighbors in the region aren't happy either. south korea's foreign ministry expressed concern over the bills and china's state-run news service called the legislation a nightmare scenario warning the historically bloodied samurai sword of japan could once again be wielded by its troops in every corner of the world. in strikes me as an overreaction. world war ii ended 70 years ago. since then japan has been a pillar of stability and a model world citizen. it is the second largest contributor to the united nations, funding more than 10% of the u.n.'s budget. it ranks fifth in the world in foreign aid contributions according to the oecd. and tokyo asks for little in return for its aid, still sensitive about its history of domination in asia. once more abe's measures will strengthen japan's alliance with the united states and as a result strengthen stability in the region. the new security measures help fac